SUMMARY: L40 Tape Library

Thanks for all the responses, too many to list.

As it turns out it wasn't something I could fix myself. The library 
transport and a new drive fixed the problem.

Thanks!

Kelly Ormsby BSc(Curtin)
Systems Administrator
WATRI / ATCRC
A joint venture between the University of WA and Curtin University of 
Technology
http://www.watri.org.au
http://www.atcrc.com

Phone :+61 8 6488 8110
Email : kelly@watri.org.au or kelly@atcrc.com
On 03/06/2004, at 3:24 PM, Kelly Ormsby wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am getting hard errors in my tape library (Sun L40 Tape Library with 
> 2 DLT8000 drives):
>
> HARD ERROR: Failed to unload tape from drive. Failed to detect that 
> the transport has a tape.
> HARD ERROR: Failed move from drive 2 to storage slot 15
> Suggestions: Clear Tape Page and power cycle tape library.
>
> Can anyone describe how to "clear the tape path"? Does that mean 
> remove the drive and manually remove the tape? I have power cycled 
> numerous times and done a "recalibrate library" test. Note that the 
> library also failed the wellness test (when trying to unload).
>
> Anyone got any ideas? I have rung Sun and logged a call but I'm hoping 
> to have this fixed asap so if I can fix it myself that would be good.
>
> Will summarise
>
> Thanks,
> Kelly.
>
> Kelly Ormsby BSc(Curtin)
> Systems Administrator
> WATRI / ATCRC
> A joint venture between the University of WA and Curtin University of 
> Technology
> http://www.watri.org.au
> http://www.atcrc.com
>
> Phone :+61 8 6488 8110
> Email : kelly@watri.org.au or kelly@atcrc.com
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